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Iberia and the World Tourism Organization Team Up for Sustainable Tourism
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, and the CEO of Iberia, Luis Gallego, have signed a cooperation agreement in favour of sustainable tourism, at the headquarters of the...
How Global Tourism Can Be More Sustainable
One of the world’s biggest economic activities, tourism drives wealth, employment, and regional development.
In 2018, international tourist arrivals reached 1.4 billion, while total export earnings from international tourism reached USD 1.7 trillion,...
Prominent Environment Experts Die in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
India's external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, was among the first to confirm that a United Nations consultant working with her government’s Ministry of Environment and Forests died aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302...
Schneider Electric Launches Go Green in the City 2019
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, launches Go Green in the City 2019, its annual global student contest to find bold ideas and innovative solutions for...
Meat-Heavy Menu at COP24 Isn’t Helping Anything
New analysis from the Center for Biological Diversity, Farm Forward and Brighter Green Sunday finds that the meat-heavy menu at the United Nations' Framework Convention on Climate Change conference COP24 could contribute more than 4,000 metric...
U.S. Companies Set a New Record on Renewables
Chalk up another record for renewables, this time in the United States. Local companies there added nearly 4 GW of utility-scale wind and solar capacity by August this year. In so doing,...
Samsung Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020
Samsung Electronics announced Thursday an aim to source 100 percent renewable energy for its energy used in all of its factories, office buildings and operational facilities in the U.S., Europe and China...
Tourism Responsible for 8% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds
Worldwide tourism accounted for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from 2009 to 2013, new research finds, making the sector a bigger polluter than the construction industry.The study, which looks at...
We Outline and Design Tomorrow’s Society
A Denmark-based, international multi-disciplinary consulting company – NIRAS is founded in 1956. Today, our growing NIRAS Group team has more than 2,300 dedicated professionals, contributing with their signature advice and innovative solutions...
Marija JEVTIC: We Have Upset the Planet – Now It Retalitates against Us
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, we had the opportunity to listen to the lecture by professor Marija Jevtic, Ph.D. on air, climate, energy and their importance for health. Marija...
Researchers Unveil Several Ways to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C by 2100
A group of researchers led by International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis has used new modelling scenarios to showcase several ways with which to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2100.
According...
Nation’s Largest Wind Farm Coming to Oklahoma
The Wind Catcher Energy Connection project, which includes a massive 800-turbine wind farm under construction in the Oklahoma panhandle, is getting closer to lift-off.
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of major...
Heineken Sets New Renewables Goal, as Carlsberg Downs its CO2 Levels
The global brewing industry is racing to up its climate ambition, with rivals Heineken and Carlsberg both separately announcing progress towards emissions and renewable energy goals.
Heineken yesterday unveiled its 'Drop the C'...
PwC Pledges to Use 100 Per Cent Renewable Electricity by 2022
PwC has today pledged to switch to 100 per cent renewable power and step up efforts to further reduce its carbon footprint, after confirming it has surpassed all its current climate-related targets.
The...
Clean Technology Is an Exportation Leverage of the Greenest Country in the World
Having been investing in the health sector and environmental protection for decades, Finland is now highly ranked among the world’s leading countries with the most advanced standards of environmental protection and health...
European Utilities Commit To 100% Carbon-Neutral Electricity “Well Before” 2050 … Because It’s Cheaper
Eurelectric is not just another euphonious name for a trade organization no one has ever heard of. It is the Union of the Electricity Industry for Europe. Its president is Francesco Starace,...